ETSU was led by 16 points from both Britney Snowden and Tianna Carter.

The Buccaneers got off to a fast start using the three ball to take a 10-3 lead. The Spartans battled back with an 8-0 run to take an 11-10 lead. In the first five minutes of action, six different MSU players scored. The Michigan State defense forced the Bucs to miss 10 straight shots and held them scoreless for almost four minutes.

Back-to-back treys from Agee and McCutcheon gave MSU its biggest lead of the quarter, 24-15, ending the period on a 6-0 run.

In the second quarter, the Spartans took their first 10-point lead at 31-21, before the tenacious Bucs came back. ETSU cut the lead to 36-34 using a 7-0 run. Despite the momentum shift, the Spartans entered the locker room with the two-point lead, 36-34. Michigan State was outscored in the second quarter 19-12.

The Spartans endured a nearly three-minute scoring drought in the third quarter as ETSU took a 51-47 lead. Cooks stopped the streak with a jumper with 52 seconds left in the period to cut the lead to 51-49.

Michigan State re-took the lead at 53-52 after an Agee jumper with under eight to play in the final period. Allen continued to look strong in the second half, scoring 10 points in the second half alone.

The Bucs tied the score at 66-66 after a free throw from Snowden with 55 seconds left in the game. ETSU had the final shot of regulation with Tarter just missing, as MSU headed to overtime for the first time this season.

MSU dominated the extra period, outscoring ETSU, 17-8, leading by as many as nine points. The Spartans were solid from the charity stripe in overtime, making 12-of-14 to pull away and seal the victory for MSU. Redshirt-sophomore guard Shay Colley went 6-of-8 and added two steals in overtime.

The Spartans briefly return home to take on Quinnipiac on at 9 p.m. Monday. The game is the second half of a doubleheader with the MSU men's team. Michigan State will then hit the road for its final non-conference games of the season at the New Orleans Shootout, Dec. 21-22.

--MSU Athletic Communications

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